by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 13, 2017 | Mostly for Mormons
Converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether they were born into a Mormon family or joined later, love to tell their conversion stories. They share why they decided they needed to know what is true, who helped them, and how they searched for...
by Valerie Steimle | Mar 12, 2017 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
With all the political drama from the news and several winter storms passing through our country, we need a little lighthearted pick up as daylight saving time starts and we move into spring. Sometime we need a break from the world and cannot always get away because...
by Emlee Taylor | Mar 11, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
Over almost two decades of married life, we have had the missionaries over for dinner a lot! We’ve collected quite a few memorable moments during these wonderful meals together. Like the time a missionary got up from the table in the middle of our spaghetti...
by Cheryl S. Savage | Mar 10, 2017 | Cheryl S. Savage: Finding Hope
This article was previously published on Happy Meets Crazy. Republished with permission. Welcome to Part 2- How to make your marriage better You know those checklists you read from church leaders, therapists, authors, relationship gurus, etc. on how to...
by Cheryl S. Savage | Mar 9, 2017 | Cheryl S. Savage: Finding Hope
One of the greatest pieces of motherhood advice finally clicked for me in the middle of the night. I was nursing my sixth child. He was still nursing two to three times a night, even though he was reaching the age where most babies learn to sleep for much...
by Walter Penning | Mar 8, 2017 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Miracles happen all around us—small and large—they occur in our midst, and we frequently hear of them if we look for them. I want to tell you about a lesson in this light I learned as a boy. The evenings in Castle Valley were comfortable and beautiful. As the...
by Britt Kelly | Mar 7, 2017 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
I write this not because it is easy for me, but because it is necessary for me. As much as I say I long for rest or heaven or peace or just ONE problem free day, I have become increasingly aware of how I make my own life harder. There is meant to be opposition...
by Guest Author | Mar 6, 2017 | Guest Posts
This article was previously published on “Hi, I’m Bekki.” Republished with permission. A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to my counselor about what we’ve euphemistically termed the “crummy days,” the period in which I...
by Delisa Hargrove | Mar 5, 2017 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
I have a friend who broke her face. Periphery Waves She lounged in a tide pool, enjoying the water, and holding her infant son securely to her chest. She watched her husband and two-year-old daughter exploring the pools’ ridge line. Suddenly, in...
by Emlee Taylor | Mar 4, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
Several articles are making the rounds on social media lately claiming that God is not in the details of our lives. Instead, the difficulties we are going through are of our own and others’ making and God has no part of them. This belief is based on faulty...
